The 77’th in WW2 had 200 days of combat, with 1449 KIA, and 5935 WIA (via wiki). A fully staffed infantry division in WW2 would have 14000 men in it. So they must have had about a 50% casualty rate over theose 200 days. Old age and treachery are indeed advantages, but they do not make you immune.
War has always been a young man’s game. That is just physical reality. I would point out that infantry contains the word “infant” in it. For reasons observational in nature, I imagine. That said, the men of the 77’th were brave and honorable men. God bless them.
As for the AZOVs, I have no use for them. They are cartoon descendants of the fascists our country fought in WW2; scum. The sooner the AZOVs are wiped out, the better off the world will be.
C.W.
The 77th held their own in combat and were respected by the Marines and feared by the Japanese.
Casualties were high for all units in the Pacific. The 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Marine Divisions all suffered more dead and wounded than the 77th. And the 5th only fought one battle. Far less time than the 77th.
Age does not make a soldier less skilled.
The average death rate in the Pacific for 1000 men in combat per day was 1.78. So 14,000 for 200 days would have been 4,984 dead. Far more than the 1857 of the 77th.
The average for wounded per 1000 was 5.5. That is 15,400 for the average. Still more than the 5,534 for the
77th.http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/C/a/Casualties.htm